CATION EXCHANGE URETERAL STENT

摘要

An endoluminal prosthesis for placing in a body passage of a patient, includes a ureteral stent, the ureteral stent having a generally tubular housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen longitudinally disposed therethrough, with cation-exchange resin beads disposed within the tubular housing, and at least one anchoring mechanism disposed on a distal end of the tubular housing, where at least one retention screen is disposed within the lumen of the ureteral stent configured to retain the plurality of beads.

主权项

1. An endoluminal prosthesis for placing in a body passage of a patient, comprising
a ureteral stent, the ureteral stent comprising a generally tubular housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen longitudinally disposed therethrough, a plurality of beads disposed within the lumen of the tubular housing, the beads comprising ion exchange resin material, and at least one anchoring mechanism disposed on a distal end of the tubular housing, wherein at least one retention screen is disposed within the lumen of the ureteral stent configured to retain the plurality of beads.